Former Young Progressives Party presidential candidate, Anita Chukwu
The Young Progressives Party has said its former presidential candidate, Anita Chukwu, voluntarily withdrew from the 2027 presidential race following concerns raised by her family over the security situation in parts of the country.
The party, in a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Egbeola Wale-Martins, said Chukwu formally communicated her decision to the party leadership in a letter dated August 12, 2026.
The clarification followed what the party described as rumours, speculation and misleading accounts surrounding the circumstances of her withdrawal from the presidential contest.
Chukwu was nominated as the YPP presidential candidate at the party’s 3rd Elective National Convention and Presidential Primary held on May 30, 2026.
